Old Foe Sues DOT Over Grant
Of Ticket-Selling Privileges

There's a new chapter in the Department of Transportation's efforts to squeeze more revenue out of the 346-mile Florida Turnpike. But it's stirring up an old debate.

Last year, vendors, many of whom operate small stands and kiosks in tourist areas, were rejoicing because the DOT's request for bids to construct ticket-sales buildings along the turnpike had failed to lure a single taker. Some of those companies contacted estimated the...